C1 Flashcards

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The right or authority of justice agency to act in regard to a particular subject matter territory or person

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Jurisdiction

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The seizure of a person for the taking of a person into custody either actual physical custody as want to subject is handcuffed by an officer or constructive custody as one person peacefully submits to a police officer’s control

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Arrest

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The administrative recording of an arrest typically the subjects name the charge and perhaps the subjects fingerprints or photograph are entered into the police blotter

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Booking

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4
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A less serious crime generally punishable by fine or by incarceration in jail for no more than one year

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Misdemeanor

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5
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Usually the violation of a law of a city

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Ordinance violation

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A charging document specifying that an offense has been committed by a person or persons named or described. It is usually used for misdemeanors and ordinance violations

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Complaint

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7
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A relatively serious offense punishable by death or by confinement in prison for more than one year

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Felony

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The document that outlines the formal charges the laws that have been violated in the evidence to support the charges

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Information

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Written accusation by a grand jury charging that one or more persons have committed a crime

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Grand jury indictment

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A method of prison release whereby inmates are released at the discretion of the board or other authority before having completed their entire sentences

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Parole

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11
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A smoothly operating set of arrangements and institutions directed toward the achievement of common goals

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System

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12
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One of packers two models of the criminal justice process. Politically it reflects traditional conservative values.assumption of guilt

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Crime control model

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13
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One of packers two models of the criminal justice process. Politically it embodies traditional liberal values. Assumption of innocence until proven guilty

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Due process model

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14
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The doctrine that people are not to be held guilty of a crime unless sufficient evidence can be provided. Legal guilt results only one factual Gil is determined in a trial

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Doctrine of legal guilt

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15
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Beliefs based on emotion rather than analysis

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Myth

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16
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A written order directing law-enforcement to arrest a person. The charges against a suspect are specified on this

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Arrest warrant

17
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A person against whom a legal action is brought, a warrant is issued, or an indictment is found

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Defendant

18
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A pretrial stage in which the defendant is brought before a lower court to be given notice of the charges and advised of his or her constitutional rights

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Initial appearance

19
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Trial without a jury

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Summary trial

20
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The amount of proof necessary for a reasonably intelligent person to believe that a crime has been committed by the accused. It is the standard proof needed to conduct a search or to make an arrest

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Probable cause

21
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Usually a monetary guarantee deposited with the court that it is supposed to ensure that the suspect or defend it will appear at a larger stage in the criminal justice

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Bail

22
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A pretrial stage used in about one half of all the states and only in felony cases. Its purpose is for a judge to determine whether there is probable cause to support the charges imposed by the prosecutor

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Preliminary hearing

23
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Generally a group of 12 to 23 citizens to me enclose sessions to investigate charges. Primary purpose of the grand jury is to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the accused committed the crime

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Grand jury

24
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A pretrial stage to hear the information or indictment and allow a plea

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Arraignment

25
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The practice whereby the prosecutor, the defense attorney, the defendant, and the jury agree on A specific sentence to be imposed on the accused as long as they plead guilty

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Plea Bargaining

26
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A trial before a judge without a jury

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Bench trial

27
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An Organization that persuades people through subtle and not-so-subtle means to abide by the dominant values of society

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Institution of social control